Betty Liu

They say children are priceless but, as any parent knows, they sure do come at a cost. Parents always want the best for their children and that means everything from swathing them in organic cotton rompers to making sure they eat three square meals a day.

Someone asked me the other day if my life was balanced. I tend to think of this as a trick question, because if you answer in the affirmative, you're not believed, and if you answer in the negative, you are invariably pitied. So I used the common avoidance tactic of answering the question with a question: 'What is a balanced life?'